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Knowing god without knowing our own wretchedness makes for pride. knowing our own wretchedness without knowing god makes for despair. knowing jesus christ strikes the balance because he shows us both god and our own wretchedness.
-Blaise Pascal
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Knowing God Without Knowing Our Own Wretchedness

Blaise Pascal
Knowing god without knowing our own wretchedness makes for pride. knowing our own wretchedness without knowing god makes for despair. knowing jesus christ strikes the balance because he shows us both god and our own wretchedness.
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The man who knows god but does not know his own misery, becomes proud. the man who knows his own misery but does not know god, ends in despair...the knowledge of jesus christ constitutes the middle course because in him we find both god and our own misery. jesus christ is therefore a god whom we approach without pride, and before whom we humble ourselves without despair.
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Without the knowledge of our wretchedness, the knowledge of god creates pride. with it, the knowledge of god creates despair. the knowledge of christ offers a third way, because in him we find both god and our wretchedness.
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